Carpet-measuring machine.



' C. D. COLLEY.

CARPET MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1913.

1,162,752. Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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CARPET-MEASlIR-ING MACHINE.

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To. all whomz't may concern: ,7 7

Be it'known that I, CLAYTON D. CoLLnY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coeburn, in the county of Wise and State oflVirginia, haveinvented a new and useful Carpet-.Measuring Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The device forming. the subject matter of this application is adapted tobeemployed" for neasuring strips of material, such as carpets, mattin s,cloth andthe like.

One object of the present invention is to' provide a measuring device ofsimple constructionwhich may readilyrbe mounted upon'a supporting framefor pivotal move ment and for sliding movement, the frame carryingsuitable-means for winding up the material into rolls and the measuringde-' vice being actuated by the material, as the same is rolled'upa Theinventionfaims to improvegenerally and to enhance the utility of,devices of that. type to whichthepresent invention apper talns.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes'in the preciseembodiment of' the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 shows'the inven'tionin perspective,the-auxiliary frame being swung cut away from the main frame; Fig. 2 isa perspective showing the measuring frame swung down into operativerelation with respect to the roll of materialwhich is being measured;Fig. 3 is a fragmental longitudinal section of the frame which carriesthe measuring mechanism.

In carrying outthe inventionthere is pro.-

vided a main frame 1 which maybe of any desired form. The main frame 1in the present instance isshown as comprising rear uprights 2 and frontuprights 3. The uprights 2 are connected by a top bar 4 and by a bottombar 5, the uprights 3 being connected by a top bar 6 and by a bottom bar7. Intersecting braces 8 unite theuprights at the ends of the main frame1.

In their rear edges, the rear uprights 2 are provided with notches 9,receiving rtatably, trunnions 10 formed on the ends V Specification ofLettersIPatent.

Application filed September 16, 181 3.

2 of a stock roller 11 Serial Ho; 7901257; 7

7 provided with a notch 12 in which is located a prong 14, adapted toengage the material, so that the same, before the measuring operation isbegun, may-be disposed in a roll indicated by the reference character15. Journaled for r0- tation in the rear uprights 2 of the main framelis a shaft 16, carrying a .curved,

depending, resilient brake shoe 17 which is adapted to bear on the roll15. A helical spring 18 surrounds the shaftltl adjacent one-end thereof,one end of .thespring 18 being secured to the shaft 16 and the other endof the spring being secured to-one: of

the rear uprights 2. The function of the spring 18 is to rotate or rockthe shaft 16, and thus press the brake shoe 17yie1dingly against. thematerial which is disposed in the roll in on the stock rollerll. Theroll is thus prevented from unwinding, under the weightof the free endof the roll.

' Extending between the: front uprights 2 and located frame 1 is aguide. bar 19. 'One of the front uprights 3 carries a projection 20which is located adjacent the guide bar19. i The function of theprojection 20in connection with the guide bar19 will bebrought outhereinafter. q

The front uprights 3 are prnvidedin their forwardedges and adjacenttheir lower ends with notches 21 engaged rotatably with measured off-bya mechanism which will be.

described hereinafter. Qne of the trunnions 22- ofthe receiving roller23 is provided with a gear wheel 27, meshing into a gear wheel 28carried by a shaft 29, journaled in one of the front uprights 3, and ina bracket 30 which is secured to the said upright. The shaft 29 may besquared as indicated at 31, terminally, to receive a key (not shown) andthis key it is to be noted, may be applied to the end of the stockroller 11. That trunnion 22 of the receiving roller 23 which is providedwith the gear wheel 27 is equipped with a knob 32, whereby rotation maybe imparted to the receiving roller 23, directly,

adjacent the top ofth'e main Parental net; 7, 131th.

' frame 1.

instead ofthrough the medium of the shaft 29 and the intermeshing gearwheels 27 and 28. g

invention includes an auxiliary frame, denoted'generally by the numeral33.

This frame 33 is shown in Figs. 1 andZ in operative relation withrespect to the main The auxiliary frame33 may be ofany desired form, butin the present 1nstance is shown as comprising parallel side bars '34,terminating at-their upper ends in hooks 35 which are adapted to engageover the guide bar 19. The guide bar 19 preferably is located closeenough to the top bar 6 so that the hooks35 may not accidentally bedisengaged from the guide bar. The hooks 35, however, can be disengagedfrom the guide rod-19 when the receiving roller 23 is removed and whenthe auxiliary frame 33 is swung inwardly.

It will be seen that by the construction above described, the auxiliaryframe 33 is mounted upon the guide bar 19, for sliding 37 being shown asprovided with angularly disposed feet 33which bear against the side barsJournaled for'rotation in the side bars '34 adjacent the lower endsthereof is a shaft 39 upon which is mounted a drum 40 provided with pins4-0. At one end,the-

shaft 39 is provided with a headll whereby the shaft may be rotatedmanually, if desired, although, inthe ordinary operation of thestructure, rotation is imparted to the shaft 39 when the teeth lO of theby means ofa ratchet wheel 42 mounted Copies of this patent may beobtained for drum 40 are engaged with the roll 26 of material on thereceiving roller 23; Re verse rotationof the shaft 29 is prevented onthe shaft, as shown in Fig. 3, the ratchet wheel 12 coacting with a'pawl43mounted on one of' the side bars 34:, the pawl being actuated by aspring 43 also secured to the 1 said side bar. A meter 44 is carried bythe auxihary'frame 33 and is operatively con-c 'nected'with thershaft39.1' r In practical operation, the 'stock is as V sembledwith the stockroller 11 anclis led beneath the brake shoe 17 and i's'rc'aught upon theprong 25 of the receiving roller 23. The auxiliary frame 33 is thendisengaged from the projection 20 on thefront upright 3 and is permittedjto'drop until 7 the teeth d0 of the drum lOare engaged {l4 being set atzero. When the material is wrapped about the receiving roller 23,

the drum 40 will be rotated, motionb-eing transmitted to meter 44. The.finger 72' with the material in the roll 26, the meter serves toindicate; the point at which the material is to cut off.

Itis to be observed that theauxiliary frame :33 may be slid to anyposition along 7 the guide rod 19, and upon "occasion may 7 be lifted upand intere'ngaged with the pro jection 20 as shown in Fig. 1., to permitthe measured length of material to becut off; Having thus descrlbed theinvention, what is claimed is In a device of the class described, a mainframe comprlsing a top bary'a guide rod.

disposed, below the 'top bar; a receiving roller journaled in the frameand mounted removably in the frame, the receiving roller being locatedbelow the guide rod; an auxiliary frame having hooks receiving the guiderod, the guide rod being located sufficiently close to the top bar sothat the hooks can be detached from the guide rod only when thereceiving roller is removed and when the auxiliary frame is swunginwardly; a meter carried by the auxiliary franie; and meter actuatingmeans on the auxiliary frame, the meter actuating means coactmgw1ththereceiving roller. j 1

In testimonythat I cla1mthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in thepresence of two witnesses. V CLAYTON n COLLEY;

. Witnesses: r

C. AQJVRIGHT,

E. BALLARD,

five cents each; by addressing the Commissioner ofr atentsWashingtoxnlll.C.v i

